Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 509 Rich Woman
"Uh, when you say half-life, do you mean resources or the situation?"

Su Ming frowned and asked curiously.

"Haha, if it's about resources, would the Federation still have such a big deficit?"

Long Chen stopped the knife and fork in his hand and replied with a smile.

"Ok."

Su Ming replied with a slight twitch of his mouth, then ate in silence.

In the afternoon.

Long Chen took Su Ming to the hovercraft and said to Long Ying.

"You wait at home."

"Okay, Great Grandpa!"

Long Ying replied respectfully.

Long Chen then said to Long Xi who was driving.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

Long Xi immediately started the car and drove away.

Su Ming sat in the car, looking at the scenery passing by outside the window in a daze.

Long Chen glanced at Su Ming and secretly praised him for being so calm. He was so young and yet he was so patient. No wonder Long Bai entrusted him with such an important task.

Soon after, the black hovercraft passed through the virtual track and drove to the second floor of St. Jox, which was also a gyroscope located on the disc.

The seven great families of St. Jox live here, symbolizing honor and power, while the remaining member families live on the platform below.

Then the black hovercraft drove towards a dreamy garden castle.

When the hovercraft arrived at the gate, a burly man wearing fourth-generation heavy exoskeleton armor, with a sturdy back and sharp eyes, reached out to stop the vehicle.

At this time, Long Xi opened the car door and walked out, speaking politely.

"Hello, my master has come to visit Master Mokto specially."

"Master Mokto, not everyone can visit you if they want to."

The big man stared at Long Xi and said coldly.

"This is a visiting card from my master!"

Long Xi handed over a gold-embossed visiting card.

The big man took the visiting card, glanced at the name on it, and then said in a deep voice.

"Wait a moment!"

"it is good!"

Long Xi replied politely.

Su Ming in the car watched this scene and said with interest.

“I didn’t expect that the ancient visiting cards are still preserved.”

"The higher up the social ladder, the more particular people are, so they still retain these habits."

Long Chen said with a smile.

"Ok!"

Su Ming nodded.

Ten minutes later, the tightly closed door opened, and a butler wearing a black tuxedo, a bow tie, and with white hair hurried out and walked to the front of the hovercraft.

At this time, the car window was lowered, and Long Chen turned his head to look at the butler and spoke lightly.

"Carfindo."

"I'm sorry, Master Long Chen, I've kept you waiting. Are you here to see Master Mokto?"

"Ah."

"It's such a pity that Master Mokto is not at home."

Butler Kafendo said apologetically.

"Not here? Where did he go?"

Long Chen asked with a frown on his face.

"I don't know about that. Lord Mokto's whereabouts are top secret."

Kafendo replied very apologetically.

"Then when will he come back?"

Long Chen's expression changed for a while, and then he asked.

"I really don't know. Why don't you come back another day, or wait until Master Mokedo comes back, and I'll tell him as soon as possible."

Kafendo shook his head and replied.

"Okay! Let's go."

Long Chen was silent for a few seconds, then spoke.

"Master Long Chen, walk slowly."

Kafendo bowed respectfully.

Long Xi then turned the car around and left. Kafendo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched the black hovercraft leave.

Black suspension car interior.

Su Ming turned his head and looked at Long Chen and asked.

"Master Long Chen, is Master Mokto really not at home?"

"Mokoto is the most cautious person in the world. There are too many people who want to kill him. He almost never leaves his home, and I haven't heard of him visiting anywhere before."

Long Chen said in a deep voice.

"You mean, he deliberately didn't see us?"

"It's probably true, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that he's really not at home."

"What should I do?"

Su Ming asked with a frown on his face.

"Let's go back first and discuss it later!"

Long Chen replied in a deep voice.

"it is good."

Su Ming nodded.

At this time in the dreamy garden.

Mokto sat in the quaint pavilion, calmly brewing tea and taking a sip.

At this time, Kafendo came over and said respectfully.

"Master, the person has left."

"well done."

Mokto replied calmly.

Kafendo hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"Master, why didn't you meet Lord Long Chen, but told him you were not there? This excuse can't be hidden from Lord Long Chen."

"I know, but I don't want to see him right now."

"why?"

"The envoys of Apocalypse and Dark Star just forced us to freeze and hand over all the assets of the Federation. Long Chen came to visit right after that. It is most likely for the Federation. There must be something wrong at this critical moment. If I am not mistaken, they may want to take away the rare metal resources pledged in Saint Jox."

Mokdo said with a gleam in his eyes.

"Master, why did the Federation take away the resources pledged here? Isn't this courting death? Aren't they afraid that the Federation's foreign trade will collapse?"

Kafendo asked suspiciously.

"You're right, but given the Federation's current situation, they might actually do something like this. So I can't meet them, and I can't let them take it away."

"Why? Wouldn't this offend them as well?"

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. Dark Star and Apocalypse are typical ungrateful people. They can't wait to show their fangs and force us to hand over the Federation's assets before the Federation collapses. If the Federation really collapses, won't they eat us up next? And the Federation has taken away all the resources pledged here, so won't they be able to just walk away and not have to worry about anything? By then, not only will we have offended Apocalypse and Dark Star, but we will also have to face two hungry wolves alone."

Mokto replied expressionlessly.

"Your Excellency is wise, but is it okay to keep delaying?"

"Let's put it off for now."

"Yes!"

Kafendo replied respectfully.

At this time, a breeze blew by, and Mokdo slowly raised his head, his turbid eyes moved slightly as he spoke.

"The storm is coming."
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The black hovercraft returned to Long Chen's manor and stopped at the door of the villa.

At this time, Long Ying walked forward and opened the car door.

Long Chen and Su Ming got out of the car.

"Grandpa Zeng, why did you come back so soon? Is everything settled?"

Long Ying asked in surprise.

"No, Mokto is not here."

Long Chen said in a deep voice.

"Not here? Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

Long Ying immediately felt something was wrong.

"That old fox probably doesn't want to see me."

"Grandpa, what should we do?"

"There's no point in rushing this matter. General Su Ming, please stay here and have a good rest. I'll think of a way to find out more. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Long Chen turned and said to Su Ming.

"it is good!"

Su Ming also knew that there was no point in rushing this matter.

"Long Ying, take Mr. Su Ming to the guest room and arrange his accommodation."

Long Chen explained to Long Ying.

"Yes, General Su Ming, this way please."

Long Ying then led Su Ming into the villa.

Two days later, early morning.

Long Chen, Long Ying and Su Ming were sitting at the dining table having breakfast.

"Master Long Chen, is there any progress?"

Su Ming asked.

"Alas, I asked a few old friends yesterday, and they didn't know whether Mokto was at home. I'm afraid this matter is not that easy."

Long Chen said with a sigh.

At this moment, Su Ming felt Celis move inside his pocket, and then he understood and said.

"Lord Long Chen, it's not a good idea to stay here all the time. I plan to go out for a walk and see if I can find any useful information."

"That's fine, but you're not familiar with St. Jox, so why don't you let Long Ying go with you? That way you two can keep each other company!"

Long Chen said with a smile.

"Ok."

Su Ming originally wanted to take Celis out for a walk, but since Long Chen said so, he could only agree.

Long Ying immediately stood up and said.

"Mr. Su Ming, I'll go change my clothes."

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Su Ming also stood up and walked out.

Soon Su Ming walked outside the villa and took out the shelled Celis from his pocket.

"Humph!"

Celis snorted angrily.

"Oh, don't be angry. I wanted to take you out to play, but I didn't expect Long Chen to let Long Ying go with me. Stay in your pocket and don't come out."

"You won't refuse!"

“It’s hard to refuse this.”

"You are a guy who values ​​women over friends."

"Don't talk nonsense. How about this, if you see something you like later, just tell me secretly and I'll buy it for you, okay?"

Su Ming comforted helplessly.

"That's pretty much it."

Celis then slipped into Su Ming's pocket.

Soon after.

Long Ying changed into a sky blue dress, her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she wore a cyan necklace around her fair neck.

Walked over gracefully.

"Mr. Su Ming, let's go."

"Ok!"

After taking a look, Su Ming and Long Ying left the manor and strolled along the bustling streets.
In fact, the reason why Long Chen asked Long Ying and Su Ming to go out to gather information was not because he really relied on them, but to create an opportunity for Long Ying and Su Ming to get along with each other.

"Ms. Long Ying, where do you think we should go?"

Su Ming asked, looking at the busy street.

"How about we take the Skyrail to the Starry Sky Commercial Street? It's one of the most famous commercial streets in Saint Jox and not far from here. Also, many nobles in Saint Jox spend money there, so it's easier to get information."

Long Ying suggested to Su Ming.

"Ok!"

Su Ming responded in agreement.

The two walked towards the skytrain station.

The public transportation facilities such as the Skyrail in St. Jox are all free, and not many people ride them, so the Skyrail trains are often very empty.

Su Ming and Long Ying boarded an aerial train and sat by the window.

The train started slowly and moved towards the distance in the air.

Su Ming quietly looked at the beautiful scenery outside.

Long Ying looked at Su Ming's profile, her eyes flickering as she watched him appreciate the scenery.

At this moment, Su Ming felt a strange gaze and subconsciously turned his head to look over.

"Ms. Long Ying, what are you looking at?"

Su Ming asked curiously.

"No, I'm just looking at the scenery. The scenery here is so beautiful."

Long Ying said with a smile.

"Ah."

Su Ming nodded.

At this time, a pleasant announcement sounded from the skytrain.

"The next stop is Xingkong Zhilan Commercial Street. Passengers getting off please pay attention to the time."

"Here we are."

Long Ying stood up and said to Su Ming.

Su Ming then stood up and followed Long Ying towards the car door.

A few minutes later.

Su Ming walked out of the skytrain station and came to the Starry Sky Commercial Street.

The buildings in the entire commercial street are all built with extremely expensive white crystal rocks, and their appearances are designed by art masters. Each building is very distinctive and planted with various rare plants.

At the same time, the entire commercial street is located exactly on the edge of the disc. The waterfall flowing down from the second floor forms an arc and falls from above the commercial street, creating a very beautiful scene.

Every store opened here is very high-end. Even in the display windows, you can see brand new fourth-generation mechas as display stands, kneeling on one knee with a projection of a gorgeous jewel necklace in both hands.

Su Ming glanced at a nearby jewelry boutique, which had a promotional poster at the door.

"Centennial celebration, 9% off on all items, lowest price is only 1000 million."

Su Ming looked at the price and shook his head slightly.

"Mr. Su Ming, what's wrong?"

Long Ying asked with a smile.

"The consumption here is really expensive."

Su Ming said with some emotion.

"Haha, if someone else said that, I think it's normal, but for you, it shouldn't be a big deal."

Long Ying replied with a chuckle.

Just when Su Ming was about to take Long Ying back, a surprised voice suddenly came.

"husband!"

Su Ming and Long Ying were also startled and turned to look over.

A wealthy woman who was 1.6 meters tall, weighed 260 kilograms, had big yellow wavy hair, wore an oversized skirt, and had dazzling jewel rings on her hands, rushed towards Su Ming with great joy.

Su Ming stretched out his hand and pulled Long Ying away.

Whoops!

The rich woman missed her target and fell heavily to the ground.

The two fashionably dressed girls rushed over in horror, helped the rich woman up and asked.

"Lena, are you okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry about me, husband, I finally found you."

Lena walked towards Su Ming with great surprise and reached out to hug him.

Su Ming stepped back with a dark face, warning in a deep voice.

"Stop. If you go any further, don't blame me for being rude."

"Hubby, don't be like this. I finally found you."

"Who are you? I don't know you at all."

"Su Ming, I'm Lena, your wife!"

Lena said to Su Ming sadly.

At this time, passers-by all gathered around and watched the farce.

"Ma'am, please respect yourself."

Su Ming suppressed his anger and spoke in a deep voice.

"Su Ming, don't go too far. You called me Sweetie before, but now you call me Madam. Are you turning your back on me?"

Lena said crying.

At this time, Lena's sisters also started cursing.

"Su Ming, you are such an ungrateful man, you are going too far. Are you turning your back on me?"

"It's a pity that Lena is still looking for you everywhere!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I have never seen her, let alone her husband."

Su Ming said with a dark face.

"Oh, he is indeed a scumbag who cheated Lena out of so much money, and now he denies it without saying a word. Brothers and sisters, please give us your judgment!"

Lena's sister accused indignantly.

At this time, passers-by started talking.

"That's right, this Su Ming is really a scumbag!"

"They seemed so loving a while ago, but now they are playing dumb and don't even recognize their own wives."

When Su Ming heard everyone's discussions, his brows knitted together, and he felt something was not right.

If Lena was a scammer, there's no reason why passers-by on the street would all speak up for her and make their claims so convincing.

The people who shop in this commercial street are basically either rich or noble, and not someone that ordinary people can afford to hire.

Therefore Su Ming spoke seriously.

"Ms. Lena, you've got the wrong person."

"That's absolutely impossible. I still have the wedding photos you and I took here!"

Lena said as she clicked the bracelet, projecting a virtual image that showed Su Ming in a suit, holding the arm of Lena, who was in a white wedding dress.

Su Ming was stunned when he saw the video. He had actually seen this video. Wasn't this a post on the Qunxing forum that was a prank on him? He didn't expect it to be real.

He quickly observed himself in the image. This person looked very similar to him. If there was any difference, it was that his temperament was completely different. It was obvious that someone was using his name to defraud others.

At this time, Long Ying noticed that Su Ming's expression was a little unnatural, and looked at Su Ming in confusion and asked.

"Mr. Su Ming, what's wrong?"

"No, I've seen this image on the forum, but I really don't know her."

Su Ming said with some annoyance.

In fact, Su Ming was not very angry about being impersonated. The problem was that this guy had such bad taste that he found such an ugly one. At this time, Lena said sadly.

"Hubby, have you been blinded by the ugly guy next to you? When you were in trouble and injured, I personally took care of you and saved you. You said it yourself at that time that you liked people like me with flesh, and you even praised me for being cute."

The passers-by who were watching nearby also spoke in embarrassment when they saw this scene.

"Ms. Lena, although we sympathize with you and stand on your side, what you said is wrong. The lady next to him is indeed beautiful."

"Yes."

Long Ying also found this scene very funny. Of course, she would not be so foolish as to think that Su Ming really had something to do with the woman in front of him.

"Bullshit, this lady is the best looking."

Lena listened to the discussions of the people around her and retorted angrily.

At this time, Xia Lan and Wei Liluo came over from a distance carrying shopping bags.

"Seventh sister, why are there so many people gathered over there?"

Xia Lan asked curiously.

"Not sure, let's go and take a look."

Violelo also replied with great interest.

The two of them walked over immediately, and when they got closer, Xia Lan suddenly spoke in surprise.

"Isn't that Su Ming? What happened to him?"

"I don't know, it seems like I'm in some trouble."

Valerio replied with a smile.

"Wait, the woman next to Su Ming looks so familiar."

Xia Lan suddenly noticed Long Ying and said in surprise.

"Long Ying, the apple of the eye of Long Chen, the owner of the Longwen Group, is very powerful."

"Seventh sister, what you said before is indeed true. Mr. Su Ming will definitely have no shortage of outstanding women around him."

"Sixth sister, let's not talk about this for now, let's go over and take a look!"

Violelo said to Xia Lan.

"it is good!"

Xia Lan nodded.

Just as Su Ming was about to confront Lena further, a familiar voice was heard.

"Mr. Su Ming!"

Su Ming was slightly startled and turned his head to look over, only to see Xia Lan and Violelo walking out of the crowd.

"Ms. Xia Lan, Miss Willy Luo."

Su Ming greeted politely.

"Mr. Su Ming, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Valerio bowed gracefully and asked with a smile.

"This lady inexplicably said that I was her husband and cheated me of a lot of money." Su Ming replied helplessly.

"what?"

After hearing this, Violet and Xia Lan were stunned.

Then they looked at Lena and said quite surprised.

“Isn’t this Miss Lena from the Cardinlo family?”

"The Cardinlo family?"

When Su Ming heard the name of this family, his eyelids twitched slightly. This was not a small family. If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be the seventh family of Saint Jox, which mainly engaged in long-distance interstellar transportation.

"Xia Lan, please judge for me. Su Ming actually doesn't want me anymore. We said we would be together forever."

Lena cried to the two of them.

When Xia Lan heard Lena's words, she looked at Su Ming and asked with a smile.

"Su Ming, it turns out you like fat people!"

"No way, don't talk nonsense."

Su Ming replied unhappily that there was nothing wrong with his aesthetic taste. Although he thought it was good for girls to be a little plump, he didn't like a fat pig.

Seeing that Su Ming was a little annoyed, Xia Lan turned and said to Lena.

"Lena, I'm not trying to discourage you. You've probably been deceived. No matter how bad Su Ming's taste is, he wouldn't be attracted to you, let alone cheat you out of your money."

"Xia Lan, you're going too far. Are you trying to steal my husband?"

Lena immediately became furious and accused angrily.

"Hey, it would be great if you were my only opponent!"

Xia Lan replied with a sigh.

"you!"

Lena was so angry that her whole face turned red.

At this time, Violet also spoke.

"Lena, stop being unreasonable here. You should go find that liar as soon as possible."

"Okay, you all bullied me, this matter is not over yet, I will not give my husband to you."

Lena said angrily.

"Lena, let's go."

At this time, the sisters beside Lena saw Xia Lan and Violelo standing up for Su Ming, so they could only pull her away.

Although they are all children of large families, they are also divided into different levels.

The Shen Ji family itself is second only to the Morris family, and Verilillo is the apple of the eye of the Shen Ji clan leader. If you offend them, you're doomed.

Su Ming heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the farce was over.

Xia Lan shouted to the audience.

"Everyone is leaving!"

Many passers-by left after talking about it.

At this time, Violet said with a smile.

"Mr. Su Ming, we haven't seen each other for two years since we last parted at the Abyss of Sinking."

"Yeah, I thought you were hiding from us?"

Xia Lan also said with a smile.

"Miss Xia Lan, you are joking. How could you hide?"

When Su Ming was halfway through his words, his expression suddenly froze, and he suddenly remembered something. It seemed that he still owed Willylo a level 6 black energy crystal worth billion federal coins.

Now that his Dawn Spear was lost, if the Federation arranged a VI-generation mecha for him, there would be no way to reimburse him. And now Long Bai was in charge of the Federation, and the finances were so tight, he couldn't ask her for it, right?
In addition, although the city lord Alicia allocated 5 million federal coins worth of supplies to him, this huge sum of money was squandered by Rhine and all exchanged for weapons, which means that he has no much money on him now.

It would be really embarrassing if Violetta asked me to pay back the money at this time.

"Mr. Su Ming, what's wrong with you?"

Violetta was very keenly aware of the change in Su Ming's expression.

"No, let me introduce you. This is the commander of the Fourteenth Army of the Federation, Long Ying, and these two are Miss Xia Lan and Miss Willy Luo from the Shenji Family."

Su Ming said quickly with a smile.

"We know each other."

Long Ying said with a smile.

"Yes, although not very familiar with it."

Xia Lan nodded in response.

"You know each other? That's great."

Su Ming replied with a smile.

At this time, Violet suggested with a smile.

"Mr. Su Ming, it's a rare opportunity to meet you here today. How about we find a restaurant and have a good gathering?"

"Okay!"

Su Ming agreed without hesitation.

He was worried that he couldn't find anyone to get information about the Mokdo chief, so now was a good opportunity to ask.

"Let's go to the Sea Breeze Restaurant. The environment and food there are very good."

Xia Lan immediately suggested.

"can!"

Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

"Then let's go!"

Then, Violelo led Su Ming and the others forward.

Soon they came to a restaurant with a very distinctive decoration. The whole restaurant was shaped like a shell. In the area facing the street, white parasols were propped up and leisure tables were placed. Many guests sat here, drinking tea and admiring the creek and the surging waterfall in the distance.

Violelo took Su Ming and the others and walked straight into the store.

The store is exquisitely decorated, with colorful shells embedded in the ceiling, blue square tiles on the floor, and soothing music playing.

At this time, a proprietress came over. She was wearing a red cheongsam, had a plump figure, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and a beautiful smile.

"Dear distinguished guests, welcome!"

"Boss Madam Arlene, please find a quiet spot for us."

Xia Lan said to Arlene.

"No problem, please come this way, Miss Xia Lan!"

Arlene enthusiastically led Xia Lan and the others towards the window.

After Su Ming and his companions took their seats, A'lin asked with a smile.

"Miss Xia Lan, what would you like to eat?"

"Just stick to the old rules."

Xia Lan replied simply.

"understand!"

Boss Lady Arlene stepped back with a smile.

Soon the waiter brought a pot of tea and some exquisite snacks.

Willilo picked up the teapot, poured a cup for each of Su Ming and the others, and said with a smile.

"This restaurant is owned by your Federation. Their snow tea is very authentic."

When Su Ming heard this, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said.

“It’s really authentic!”

Although it is slightly inferior to Long Chen's tea, it is also a rare treasure.

"Su Ming, how did you get entangled with Lena? That woman is famous for being in love."

At this time Xia Lan asked curiously.

"I don't know either. I guess someone is pretending to be me. I'll have to find a way to investigate later."

Su Ming said with a headache.

"This is easy. How about I help you investigate?"

Xia Lan said very readily.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Miss Xia Lan."

Su Ming hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted Xia Lan's kindness.

After all, this is Xia Lan and her team's area, and they can definitely be more efficient in investigating than I am.

"Small thing!"

Xia Lan waved his hand and said.

"Mr. Su Ming, why did you suddenly come to St. Jox? Is it for business or for personal pleasure?"

Violelo asked with a smile.

"I don't have time to play. I'm here on business."

Su Ming didn't hide it.

"Then how long do you plan to stay here?"

Xia Lan looked at Su Ming expectantly and asked.

"I don't know. It will probably take quite a while."

Su Ming shook his head and replied.

Seeing that Veriluo and Xia Lan were so familiar with Su Ming, Long Ying suddenly felt inexplicable pressure.

She didn't expect Su Ming to be more popular than she thought.

However, Long Ying did not say anything, but listened quietly to their chatting.

At this time Su Ming hesitated and asked.

"Viriluo, Xia Lan, can I ask you something?"

"Mr. Su Ming, you are being polite. Please feel free to tell me what you have to say."

Violelo replied with a slight flicker in her eyes.

"I want to ask, is it true that Chief Mokto is not in St. Jox?"

Su Ming asked in a low voice.

Violelo and Xia Lan were also slightly startled and looked at each other.

"Mr. Su Ming, I'm sorry that we really don't know this. Chief Mokdo rarely shows his face, and few people can see him. Therefore, basically few people know his movements."

Valerio replied apologetically.

"It's ok."

Su Ming waved his hand and replied.

"Mr. Su Ming, do you have something to do with him?"

Xia Lan asked curiously.

"Well, we went to visit the Morris family, but we learned that he was not there. We don't know how long we will have to wait for this."

Su Ming sighed and replied.

"Mr. Su Ming, you don't have to worry. Although I don't know whether Mr. Mokto is here or not, I have a way for you to see him."

Violelo said with a smile.

Xia Lan looked at Violelo in confusion. She couldn't understand what her seventh sister could do.
"any solution?"

Su Ming's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked quickly.

Long Ying also looked at Violelo with a serious expression.

"In a month, it will be Mr. Mokto's 1,000th birthday. Although he doesn't like crowds normally, he will definitely hold a grand banquet for such an important day as his 1,000th birthday. He will definitely show up at that time, and you will be able to see him."

Violelo explained to Su Ming.

"Thank you so much."

Su Ming heard what Violelo said and said with great gratitude.

This really helped a lot.

"You're welcome. We're friends and it's normal for us to help each other."

Violetta said to Su Ming with a smile.

"Ok!"

Su Ming nodded and replied.

At this time, not far to the left of Su Ming, a young man with ordinary appearance, wearing a plaid shirt, short black hair, a high nose bridge, and dark green eyes like deep pools, was sitting alone at the dining table.

He took out a pack of simply packaged lotus, took out a cheap cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath, and then blew out smoke rings.

At this time, a waitress with a pretty face and wearing work clothes walked up to the man, bent over and said respectfully.

"Sir, I'm sorry that our restaurant is non-smoking. You will disturb other guests."

The man smiled but said nothing. He just took out a stack of federal currency with a face value of ten thousand yuan and placed it on the table.

"Sir, it's not about the money. This will really affect other people."

The waitress said awkwardly.

"How about this, I'll take care of the entire restaurant."

The man took out a black card and placed it on the table, saying with a smile.

"Sir, there are many guests in the restaurant now, and we can't chase them away."

The waitress said helplessly.

The man was not angry and spoke to the waitress with a smile.

"That's easy. I'll pay for the whole meal today. Is that okay?"

The waitress was stunned when she heard this, but fortunately, the boss lady Alin came over and replied with a smile.

"No problem, sir."

"That's good."

The man took another deep puff of cigarette and exhaled slowly.

At this time, the proprietress Alin spoke to all the guests.

"Dear guests, this gentleman has a smoking problem, so he is inviting everyone in the restaurant to a banquet. I hope you will be understanding!"

When Su Ming and others heard what Boss Lady Alin said, they all turned to look at the man.

At this time, the man also looked at Su Ming's table.

Su Ming then picked up the teacup in his hand and toasted politely.

The man also smiled brightly and raised his teacup in response.

Su Ming drank the tea in the cup, turned around and said to Violelo with a smile.

"There are so many rich people in St. Jox. It must cost a lot to rent out the place, right?"

"This restaurant is very expensive. It would cost at least several hundred million to rent it out."

Violetta said to Su Ming with a smile.

“Very generous.”

When Su Ming heard the specific numbers, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

If he were asked to spend more than 1 billion to buy weapons or something, Su Ming would never blink an eye, but he really couldn't do it just for a cigarette with so much money.

At this time, the door of the restaurant was pushed open.

Xiulu and Awako walked in, talking and laughing.

At this moment, Avako suddenly looked at Violelo and then spoke.

"Isn't that Miss Valerio?"

"It's really her."

"Come on, let's go there!"

"it is good!"

Xiulu and Awako walked over immediately.

When they walked to Su Ming's table, they pretended to be surprised and said.

"Isn't this Miss Valerio? What a coincidence!"

Su Ming took a look at the two people and felt that they looked very familiar. Then he remembered that these two seemed to be the offspring of the two arms dealers in the beauty pageant.

"What a coincidence."

Xia Lan replied unhappily.

"Since it's such a coincidence, why don't we go together? I'll pay for it later."

Xiulu said attentively.

"You don't have to pay the bill. The gentleman over there has already paid for the whole place."

Xia Lan replied bluntly.

"Forehead"

Xiu Lu and others felt a little awkward for a moment.

Violetta looked at Su Ming and asked for his opinion.

"Mr. Su Ming, do you think it's convenient?"

"Since you are Miss Valerio's friend, it's okay to sit at the same table."

Su Ming also didn't want to embarrass Violelo.

"Since Mr. Su Ming has said so, let's gather at one table."

Violelo said calmly.

Avako and the other man raised their hands happily and signaled the waiter to bring a chair.

The waitress immediately brought two chairs over.

After Xiu Lu and the other man sat down, he asked with a smile.

"Miss Valerio, when did you come back?"

"Not long ago."

Violelo replied nonchalantly.

With the addition of these two people, the atmosphere became a little cold for a while.

Su Ming didn't say anything and just drank his tea silently.

At this moment, there was suddenly a commotion outside.

Su Ming and his companions looked through the window and saw a middle-aged man wearing third-generation exoskeleton armor, with a burly build and fierce eyes, walking in with more than a dozen younger brothers.

These guys walked straight to the table outside the restaurant, pulled out chairs and sat down regardless of whether there was anyone there.

All of a sudden, the guests who were eating got up and left.

In an instant, all the guests outside the restaurant were driven away.

Of course, these people from the Dark Star Empire were not just targeting this restaurant, all the nearby federal stores were affected.

At this time, several federal guards who were eating in the restaurant, led by a dark-skinned and sturdy man, walked out and shouted at the Dark Star Empire personnel who were driving away the guests.

"Kaanlu, what do you want to do?"

"Of course I'm here to eat. What's the problem?"

Kaanlu said to Zhou Deng with a sneer.

"Eating, how can you eat like this? You've chased everyone away."

Zhou Deng said with a dark face.

"What? You're only allowing others to come and eat, but you're not planning on having us come and eat?"

When Kaanlu's subordinates heard this, they became angry and overturned the tables one by one.

"You are really looking for death! Beat them up!"

Zhou, Deng and others rushed forward.

Kaanlu and his men went forward without any hesitation, and the two gangs started fighting directly.

Su Ming looked at this scene and asked with a frown.

"Hasn't the public security in St. Jox always been good? Why did a fight break out?"

"What else could it be? Of course it's because the Federation is no longer viable."

Xia Lan said very annoyed.

"The Federation can't do that?"

Su Ming asked after being slightly startled.

"It's like this. Ever since the Federation's main star was invaded by aliens, the wormhole space-time was lost, the Misty Star Sea was lost, and the Sinking Abyss was in danger, the Apocalypse Kingdom and the Dark Star Empire have become more and more arrogant, causing trouble here every day. And according to reliable internal information, your Federation must abandon the three restricted areas and withdraw all troops."

Violelo explained to Su Ming.

At this time, Long Ying spoke.

"It was just a strategic retreat."

"Forget it. Anyone who is not a fool can see that the Federation has been defeated and is completely unable to control the three restricted areas. They call it a strategic retreat, but in fact they are withdrawing their troops. If they stay any longer, they will be destroyed. Now the City of Heavenly Realm is already on its way back."

Xia Lan said with a sigh.

When Long Ying heard this, she was speechless.

Su Ming also had a headache.

boom!
At this time, the restaurant door was kicked open, Captain Zhou Deng was kicked in and fell heavily to the ground.

Kaan Lu and his men walked in very arrogantly and shouted at the guests in the restaurant.

"Everyone, let's deal with some personal grudges. Leave now if you know what's good for you."

Many guests at the scene stood up and left.

At this time, the proprietress Alin came up angrily with a group of male waiters and yelled at Kaanlu.

"Don't go too far. Just because you can't compete with us, you resort to such despicable means."

"Shut up. Do you think it's the same as before? The Federation behind you is no longer in business, so what if we bully you?"

Kaanlu said very arrogantly.

At this time, a group of St. Jox guards came hurriedly, and the leading captain also shouted harshly.

"This is St. Jox, no trouble allowed!"

Kanlu turned his head to look at the captain, pointed at his nose and said harshly.

"This is a feud between us and the Federation. You'd better not interfere, otherwise I'll punish you as well."

"you!"

The captain's face turned red with anger.

"Get out of here!"

Without saying a word, Kanlu kicked the captain directly and sent him flying.

"Captain, are you okay?"

St. Jox's men quickly supported the captain, and each of them was annoyed and wanted to draw their weapons, but they were stopped by the captain.

"It's okay, let's go and report to our superiors."

The captain left with his subordinates helplessly.

Su Ming and the others looked at this scene, and their expressions turned cold.

"Ms. Valerio, leave this little thing to us."

"Yes, you wait."

Xiulu and Awako volunteered to stand up and walk towards Kaanlu and others.

Soon the two men walked in front of Kaanlu, and Xiulu revealed his family's identity.

"Dear brothers from Dark Star, I am from Kagama Interstellar Heavy Industry of Saint Jox. Please give me some respect and don't cause trouble here."

"Haha, you're from Kagama Interstellar Heavy Industries in Saint Jox? Are you still asleep, or did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? We gave you face before so that you wouldn't get too close to the Federation. Now that the Federation is failing, you don't stay still and still want to get involved? Do you want us to deal with you too?"

Kaanlu said sarcastically.

"you"

Xiulu and the other man's faces turned red. When had they ever been ridiculed like this?

(End of this chapter)